ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Spixiana, Zeitschrift für Zoologie Jahr/Year: 2016 Band/Volume: 039 Autor(en)/Author(s): Scheers Kevin Artikel/Article: An updated checklist of the water beetles of Montenegro 205-212 ©Zoologische Staatssammlung München/Verlag Friedrich Pfeil; download www.pfeil-verlag.de SPIXIANA 39 2 205-212 München, Dezember 2016 ISSN 0341-8391 An updated checklist of the water beetles of Montenegro (Coleoptera, Hydradephaga) Kevin Scheers Scheers, K. 2016. An updated checklist of the water beetles of Montenegro (Co- leoptera, Hydradephaga). Spixiana 39 (2): 205-212. During a short collecting trip to Montenegro in 2014, 26 locations were sampled and 692 specimens belonging to 45 species of water beetles were collected. The following species are recorded for the first time from Montenegro: Haliplus dal- matinus J. Müller, 1900, Haliplus heydeni Wehncke, 1875, Haliplus laminatus (Schaller, 1783), Hydroporus erythrocephalus (Linnaeus, 1758), Hyphydrus anatolicus (Guignot, 1957), Melanodytes pustulatus (Rossi, 1792) and Rhantus bistriatus (Bergsträsser, 1778). The addition of these seven species brings the total of Hydradephaga known from Montenegro to 91 species. The new records are presented and an updated checklist of the Hydradephaga of Montenegro is given. Kevin Scheers, Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO), Kliniekstraat 25, 1070 Brussels, Belgium; e-mail: [email protected] Introduction of the sampling sites were obtained using a GPS (Garmin eTrex Vista HCx). The material was collected with a The first data on the Hydradephaga of Montenegro small sieve and a hydrobiological handnet. Traps were were given by Guéorguiev (1971). In his catalogue not used during this study. The material was sorted out on the water beetles of Yugoslavia he reported 61 in the field, preserved in ethylalcohol (Norvanol D) and determined with the aid of a binocular. After determi- species of Hydradephaga (6 Haliplidae, 1 Noteridae, nation all the material was mounted and deposited in 9 Gyrinidae and 45 Dytiscidae) from Montenegro. the collection of the author. The nomenclature follows Pešic & Pavibevic (2005) report new records of 19 Nilsson (2016) (Dytiscidae), Löbl & Smetana (2003) species of Hydradephaga, five of which were new (Gyrinidae), Vondel (2005) (Haliplidae) and Nilsson for Montenegro. Pešic 2008 gives a checklist of the (2011) (Noteridae). The checklist is ordered alphabeti- diving beetles of Montenegro which contains 52 cally by family, subfamily and species. species of Dytiscidae and one species of Noteridae. Pavibevic & Pešic 2010 gave the first record of Oreo- dytes septentrionalis (Gyllenhal, 1826) and later the Results same authors mentioned ten additional species of Dytiscidae for Montenegro and gave new records At the 26 stations sampled a total of 692 specimens of 29 other species (Pavibevic & Pešic 2011). belonging to 45 species of Hydradephaga were col- lected. In total, seven species are recorded for the first time from Montenegro: Haliplus dalmatinus J. Material and methods Müller, 1900, Haliplus heydeni Wehncke, 1875, Haliplus laminatus (Schaller, 1783), Hydroporus erythrocephalus Water beetles were sampled at 26 locations, including (Linnaeus, 1758), Hyphydrus anatolicus (Guignot, both lentic and lotic habitats. The sampling took place 1957), Melanodytes pustulatus (Rossi, 1792) and Rhan- between 9.VIII.2014 and 17.VIII.2014 and the locations tus bistriatus (Bergsträsser, 1778). are presented in Table 1 and in Figure 1. The coordinates 205 ©Zoologische Staatssammlung München/Verlag Friedrich Pfeil; download www.pfeil-verlag.de Dytiscidae Agabus guttatus guttatus (Paykull, 1798) Published records: Guéorguiev 1971, Pešic & Pavi- Agabinae bevic 2005, Pavibevic & Pešic 2011, Pavibevic & Agabus biguttatus (Olivier, 1795) Pešic 2012. Published records: Guéorguiev 1971, Pavibevic & New records: loc. 8 (5 specimens), loc. 9 (1 speci- Pešic 2011. men), loc. 11 (6 specimens), loc. 12 (11 specimens). Agabus bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1767) Agabus labiatus (Brahm, 1790) Published records: Guéorguiev 1971 (both as Agabus Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. bipustulatus (Linnaeus, 1767) and A. solieri Aubé, Agabus nebulosus (Forster, 1771) 1836), Pešic & Pavibevic 2005, Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. Published records: Guéorguiev 1971, Pavibevic & New records: loc. 4 (1 specimen), loc. 6 (14 speci- Pešic 2011. mens), loc. 10 (1 specimen), loc. 12 (18 specimens), loc. 14 (10 specimens), loc. 24 (1 specimen). Agabus paludosus (Fabricius, 1801) Published records: Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. Agabus conspersus (Marsham, 1802) Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. Agabus sturmii (Gyllenhal, 1808) Remarks: Although mentioned for Montenegro by Published records: Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. Guéorguiev (1971) this species was not included in Ilybius chalconatus (Panzer, 1796) the previous checklist (Pešic 2008). Published records: Guéorguiev 1971 (as Agabus Agabus didymus (Olivier, 1795) chalconatus (Panzer, 1796)), Pavibevic & Pešic 2011, Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. Pavibevic & Pešic 2012. New records: loc. 11 (2 specimens), loc. 14 (7 speci- mens). Table 1. Details of sampling sites. Locality Geographic coordinates Sampling site Type loc. 1 N 42°23.6' E 18°44.6' Kotor, small semi-permanent pond with loamy substrate lentic loc. 2 N 42°23.6' E 18°44.6' depression in grassland temporary filled with rainwater lentic loc. 3 N 42°23.7' E 18°42.9' Solila, salt lake lentic loc. 4 N 42°45.8' E 18°54.0' Nikšic, shallow cattle pool with Eleocharis palustris lentic loc. 5 N 42°45.7' E 18°53.1' Nikšic, loamy quarry pit devoid of vegetation lentic loc. 6 N 42°45.1' E 18°53.0' Nikšic, patchy vegetated pools lentic loc. 7 N 42°57.4' E 19°05.8' Savnik, Bukovica stream, substrate of sand and gravel lotic loc. 8 N 43°09.2' E 19°05.6' Ivan Do, very small stream next to path lotic loc. 9 N 43°09.2' E 19°05.4' Ivan Do, stream lotic loc. 10 N 43°09.4' E 19°04.8' Zabljak, Zminje Jezero lentic loc. 11 N 43°09.3' E 19°04.3' Ivan Do, seepage next to dirt road at the edge of a forest lotic loc. 12 N 43°06.2' E 19°01.2' Ivan Do, small stream in coniferous forest lotic loc. 13 N 43°05.6' E 19°09.0' Zabljak, Riblje jezero lentic loc. 14 N 43°05.7' E 19°09.1' Zabljak, temporary pool on bare substratum lentic loc. 15 N 42°48.6' E 18°55.5' River Zeta, near Mokra Njiva lotic loc. 16 N 42°23.7' E 18°44.6' small semi-permanent pond with loamy substrate lentic loc. 17 N 42°23.7' E 18°44.6' loamy pool with a lot of garbage lentic loc. 18 N 42°16.3' E 19°07.2' Skadarsko jezero, Lesendro lentic loc. 19 N 42°20.0' E 19°12.4' gravelpit near Vukovci lentic loc. 20 N 42°19.9' E 19°12.4' River Moraca near Vukovci lotic loc. 21 N 42°19.9' E 19°12.4' pool in riverbed, gravel with a thick layer of organic debris lentic loc. 22 N 42°15.2' E 19°03.3' Dupilo, stream Orahovštica lotic loc. 23 N 42°15.2' E 19°03.3' Dupilo, stream Orahovštica lotic loc. 24 N 42°15.4' E 19°02.4' Dupilo, small shaded stream lotic loc. 25 N 42°15.2' E 19°02.3' Dupilo, very small seepage next to path lotic loc. 26 N 42°28.6' E 18°27.9' Sutorina stream, substrate of gravel and stones lotic 206 ©Zoologische Staatssammlung München/Verlag Friedrich Pfeil; download www.pfeil-verlag.de Fig. 1. Geographic location of the sampling sites in Montenegro during this survey. Remarks: Pavibevic & Pešic (2011) erroneously Colymbetinae mentioned this species as new to the fauna of Mon- Colymbetes fuscus (Linnaeus, 1758) tenegro, as it was already mentioned by Guéorguiev Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. (1971). New records: loc. 4 (2 specimens), loc. 6 (10 speci- Ilybius fenestratus (Fabricius, 1781) mens). Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. Melanodytes pustulatus (Rossi, 1792) Ilybius fuliginosus fuliginosus (Fabricius, 1792) New records: loc. 1 (1 specimen). Published records: Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. Remarks: New to the fauna of Montenegro. This New records: loc. 12 (14 specimens), loc. 15 (12 very rare species was until now only recorded specimens). from seven countries in the Mediterranean basin. It was already known in the Balkan Peninsula form Ilybius pseudoneglectus (Franciscolo, 1972) Croatia to the north and Albania and Greece south Published records: Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. of Montenegro. Although this locality was sampled New records: loc. 4 (1 specimen). quite intensively twice during this survey, only one Platambus maculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) specimen could be found. Published records: Guéorguiev 1971, Pešic & Pavi- Rhantus bistriatus (Bergsträsser, 1778) bevic 2005, Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. New records: loc. 4 (1 specimen). New records: loc. 15 (9 specimens) 207 ©Zoologische Staatssammlung München/Verlag Friedrich Pfeil; download www.pfeil-verlag.de Remarks: New to the fauna of Montenegro. A rela- Hydroporinae tively widespread species in Europe. R. bistriatus was Bidessus delicatulus (Schaum, 1844) already known from most Balkan countries and the Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. presence in Montenegro was to be expected. New records: loc. 21 (1 specimen). Rhantus suturalis (W. S. Macleay, 1825) Bidessus exornatus (Reiche & Saulcy, 1855) Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. Published records: Guéorguiev 1971. New records: loc. 1 (1 specimen), loc. 2 (2 speci- mens), loc. 4 (9 specimens), loc. 5 (2 specimens), Bidessus muelleri Zimmermann, 1927 loc. 17 (3 specimens). Published records: Guéorguiev 1971, Pavibevic & Pešic 2011. Copelatinae New records: loc. 4 (10 specimens).